diff --git a/roles/consul/defaults/main.yml b/roles/consul/defaults/main.yml
index 1523974..802377e 100644
--- a/roles/consul/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/consul/defaults/main.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ consul_base_conf:
   telemetry:
     prometheus_retention_time: 1h
 
+  connect:
+    enabled: False
+
 consul_extra_conf: {}
 consul_host_conf: {}
 consul_conf: "{{ consul_base_conf | combine(consul_extra_conf, recursive=True) | combine(consul_host_conf, recursive=True) }}"
diff --git a/roles/consul/templates/consul.hcl.j2 b/roles/consul/templates/consul.hcl.j2
index 29a9102..d56dcca 100644
--- a/roles/consul/templates/consul.hcl.j2
+++ b/roles/consul/templates/consul.hcl.j2
@@ -61,3 +61,9 @@ recursors = [
 telemetry {
   prometheus_retention_time = "{{ consul_conf.telemetry.prometheus_retention_time }}"
 }
+
+{% if consul_conf.connect.enabled %}
+connect {
+  enabled = true
+}
+{% endif %}